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Workshop May 9th 2007
Research and Training Perspectives on the Canadian Digital Information Strategy
We remind you that on May 9 will be held at the University of Montreal a one-day workshop relating to Research and Training Perspectives on the Canadian Digital Information Strategy. The main objectives of the meeting is to bring together faculty members and researchers from various universities and Canadian research centers, as well as representatives from hosting institutions and major research funding organizations. This workshop will:
§ inform the participants of key priorities that were identified at the National Summit (content, preservation and access to numerical information);
§ identify research initiatives concerning the priorities;
§ identify concerned research groups and create a Canadian research community working on the national priorities;
§ discuss academic and training programs necessary to meet the various needs in the field of digital information.
The inscription is free but required and the place are limited. To register and for the details of the day, visit our Web site at http://www.gin-ebsi.umontreal.ca/stra_num/index.htm To familiarize you with the elements of the Canadian strategy that will be discussed and also to take part in the discussion concerning the challenges raised by these problems, we invite you to consult the blog set up by l'École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information de l'Université de Montréal. http://blogues.ebsi.umontreal.ca/stra_num
Guest speakers:
Mme Lise Bisonnette
Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec
Mme Ingride Parent
Assistant Deputy Minister, Documentary Heritage Collection Sector, Library and Archives Canada
Gérard Boismenu
Professor, Department of political Science Université de Montréal and President of Synergies
France Bouthillier
Associate Professor, Head of Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Lisa Given
Associate professor, University of Alberta and President of Canadian Association for Information Science <http://www.cais-acsi.ca/>
Jean-Michel Salaün
Professor, Head of École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information de l'Université de Montréal
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Dany Bouchard,
Doctoral candidate
École de Bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information
Université de Montréal
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